Richardsville Elementary is designed to be the
Nations' first
net-zero energy public school. Net-zero means the
school will produce the same amount of energy it uses on an annual basis. (Click here for more details)

This 72,285 square foot school was built to contain 550
students and completed in September of 2010.
Hydro-Temp equipment is used to Heat, Cool, and provide all the hot water needs.

Until
Richardsville
Lowest Documented Energy Consumption of any School in the Nation

This 36,080 square foot
school in Fayette, Missouri was built in 2002.The electrical consumption of the heating and
cooling equipment for the building, as well as the generation of hot water for
the kitchen was sub metered by Howard Electric Coop. The results of this
monitoring indicate the lowest documented energy consumption per square foot,
for the above usage, anywhere in this country.
(Click here for more details)

The Thayer School districthad a common problem, the need for a new schoolbuilding and a shortage of funds to build it.Another concern was the cost of heating and cooling this new structure.Fortunately, the school superintendent, Bill Garrison, had experienced
the comfort and utility savings of a Hydro-Temp Earth Coupled Heat Pump in his
home since the summer of 1995. (Click here for
more details)